Best Scandalous
Portrait of Madame X is an 1884 oil portrait by John Singer Sargent depicting Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, an American-born figure in Parisian society. Sargent presented her in profile against a dark background, wearing a black evening dress that emphasizes her pale skin and controlled pose. The...
Eva Tanguay was a Canadian-born vaudeville star who became one of the most famous and highest-paid entertainers in the United States during the early 20th century. Nicknamed "The I Don't Care Girl" after her signature 1905 song, she was renowned for her loud, uninhibited stage presence and her eccen...
Danish-American sister act that became notorious in 1890s European and American vaudeville for their deliberately provocative and risqué stage performances.
